Hans Theodor Bucherer

Hans Theodor Bucherer
Born	(1869-05-19)19 May 1869
Died	29 May 1949(1949-05-29) (aged 80)
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Leipzig
Known for	Bucherer carbazole synthesis, Bucherer reaction, Bucherer–Bergs reaction
Scientific career
Institutions	BASF, Technische Hochschule Dresden, Technische Hochschule Berlin, Technische Hochschule München
Doctoral advisor	Johannes Wislicenus

Hans Theodor Bucherer (19 May 1869 – 29 May 1949) was a German chemist and gave name to several chemical reactions, for example the Bucherer carbazole synthesis, the Bucherer reaction, and the Bucherer–Bergs reaction

Life

Bucherer started studying chemistry at the University of Munich, University of Karlsruhe and later with Johannes Wislicenus at the University of Leipzig. After he received his Ph.D in 1893 he worked at BASF. He became professor at the Technische Hochschule in Dresden (now TU Dresden) in 1901, changed to the Technische Hochschule in Charlottenburg (now Technische Universität Berlin) in 1913 and became professor at the Technische Hochschule München (now Technical University of Munich) in 1926.

References

• [1] Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine